Meet Marvel’s ‘The Fantastic Four’: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Marvel Studios has finalised its “Fantastic Four.” The superhero quartet will be played by Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. While Pascal will play Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Kirby has been cast as Sue Storm (the Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn will take on the role of Johnny Storm (the Human Torch) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will be Ben Grimm (the Thing).

As part of the announcement, Disney swapped the release dates of “The Fantastic Four” (now set for July 25, 2025) and “Thunderbolts” (now set for May 2, 2025).

Apart from “Captain America: Brave New World” in February and “Blade” in November, “The Fantastic Four” and “Thunderbolts” are in the queue that is set to open in 2025. Four Marvel films are also scheduled for 2026, including “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.” That’s a ramp-up from 2024: Marvel only has “Deadpool & Wolverine” for theaters, on July 26.

As it is with Marvel, the story details remain under the blanket. However, the the comics, The Fantastic Four undergo a transformation from astronauts to superheroes when they encounter cosmic rays in space. Reed acquires the remarkable ability to stretch his body to extraordinary lengths. Sue, Reed’s girlfriend (and eventual wife), can manipulate light to become invisible and cast powerful forcefields.

Johnny, Sue’s brother, can turn his body into fire and also has the ability to fly. And Ben, Reed’s best friend, is totally transformed into, well, a Thing, with giant, orange boulders for a body, giving him super strength.

Matt Shakman (“WandaVision,” “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”) will direct “Fantastic Four,” screenplay is written by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer.

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